There is a checkbox to 'allow to wake from sleep" in the Device Manager
device Properties for the Keyboard and Mouse. click start orb, type:
devmgmt.msc

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"go-to-lady" <go-to-lady.35njh0@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> Jonah;30949 Wrote:[color=green]
>> On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:47:02 -0700, Dima
>> <Dima@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> Go to control panel>power settings> and set it to "never sleep"
>>
>> Jonah[/color]
>
> I edited the below to suit my specific problem:
>
> DELL XPS 210. The entire specs are below my question so people don't
> get off track! :)
>
> The computer goes to sleep/hibernation without any problems. When I try
> to resume from the sleep/hibernation, nothing happens. My screen is
> black, my mouse cursor is frozen and the keyboard does not react at all
> so I cannot do a warm boot.
>
> I tried holding the power button in for a few seconds and then a few
> more seconds in case I'm supposed to do that to wake it up. No go.
>
> I have to press the power button and hold it in for several seconds to
> turn the computer off.
>
> Then when I turn it back on, of course I get the options to start in
> safe mode, normal mode, etc.
>
> I start it in normal mode and everything works fine, until I leave it
> overnight.
>
> *I already have this set this way: control panel>power settings> and
> set it to "never sleep". Didn't fix it.*
>
> My computer specs:
>
> OS Name Microsoft® Windows VistaT Home Premium
> Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
> OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
> System Name XPS210
> System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
> System Model Dell - (personal so deleted)
> System Type X86-based PC
> Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6320 @ 1.86GHz, 1861 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2
> Logical Processor(s)
> BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. 2.3.2, 3/30/2007
> SMBIOS Version 2.3
> Windows Directory C:\Windows
> System Directory C:\Windows\system32
> Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
> Locale United States
> Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.0.6000.16407"
> User Name XPS210\XPS-OCT07
> Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
> Total Physical Memory 2,045.32 MB
> Available Physical Memory 1.17 GB
> Total Virtual Memory 4.21 GB
> Available Virtual Memory 2.99 GB
> Page File Space 2.29 GB
> Page File C:\pagefile.sys
>
> Thank you,
> Steph
>
>
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> go-to-lady[/color]

Have you checked to see if you have a later ACPI driver available? Does
your BIOS support it and is the BIOS set correctly. Do you have a
hiberfil.sys on your hard drive. Many BIOS's, even some very recent ones,
don't support the hybrid mode. Mine is only a year old and I have
hibernation only available. Check your BIOS section of your manual.

"go-to-lady" <go-to-lady.35nqf3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Mark L. Ferguson;631954 Wrote:[color=green]
>> There is a checkbox to 'allow to wake from sleep" in the Device Manager.
>>
>> device Properties for the Keyboard and Mouse. click start orb, type:
>> devmgmt.msc
>>
>> Mark L. Ferguson[/color]
>
> I already have my keyboard and mouse set that way. What else can you
> suggest, please?
>
> Steph
>
>
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> go-to-lady[/color]

Check the ACPI suspend type in the BIOS. One of my machines has the S1&S3
selection which supports the hybrid shutdown. My other one only supports S1
or S3 so I have to choose Power on suspend (sleep) or Suspend to RAM
(hibernation) Your hiberfil is a system file and if you haven't set your
Folder Options to show system files you won't see it. You can run Disk
Cleanup and see if it shows as an option to delete. You can just cancel out
after you check

"go-to-lady" <go-to-lady.35o6e3@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> John Barnes;632347 Wrote:[color=green]
>> Have you checked to see if you have a later ACPI driver available? Does
>> your BIOS support it and is the BIOS set correctly. Do you have a
>> hiberfil.sys on your hard drive. Many BIOS's, even some very recent
>> ones, don't support the hybrid mode. Mine is only a year old and I have
>> hibernation only available. Check your BIOS section of your manual.[/color]
>
> I got my computer this past July, 2007. I searched my hard drive for
> hiberfil.sys and that file is not there.
>
> My current BIOS is BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. 2.3.2, 3/30/2007. There
> is an update to version 2.4.0 which I'm going to do after I post this
> message.
>
> In the manual the BIOS settings under "Power Management" show that the
> "quick resume" feature default is "off". That may be another clue so
> I'll turn it on if it is off and see what happens.
>
> Once I see what happens, I'll post the results. (don't worry, I have
> several other computers! :rolleyes: )
>
> Thank you!
>
>
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> go-to-lady[/color]